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    iSpy #76

    June 20, 2022 - By 

    Hey, yall! Sorry I’m late getting this posted. I’m in Omaha, Nebraska watching the Auburn Tigers play in the College World Series and this is really the first opportunity to sit down and pull my lap top out. It’s hot here, but thankfully not humid and after the games I’m zonked! Anyway, hope everyone is having a great week! Front Yard – Quarterly – Didn’t get to snap this before we left. Spicy Peppers that got pulled off while walking in my sis-in-law’s garden Inside Looking down inside a bag of dark chocolate covered pecans from Thrive Market. Textured I…

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    iSpy #75

    June 11, 2022 - By 

    Weather – Quarterly Sharpen At the eye doctor to see if we need to ‘sharpen’ my eyesight any. By accident These potatoes got forgotten about and have sprouted by accident. Starts with N N is for nose. Thought this was a cute shot of Kaleigh on top of the stairs. Your Choice You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to step out of your comfort zone. Get low, go high, change your angle, get close, back up. Do something different with…

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    iSpy #74

    June 4, 2022 - By 

    Window View – Quarterly Happy This is after Bigs got to run in his new backyard and was just so happy! Near By The food at the party was near by. Loud This one was difficult and just as I was walking around thinking about what was loud…She barked, so there ya go! Your Choice I got this new set of markers at work and of course I had to make a rainbow with them. You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this…

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    iSpy #73

    May 28, 2022 - By 

    backyard -quarterly – haven’t had a chance to take this pic…ill add soon together Glad to see these 3 together for Senior Sunday. starts with O O is for Orange! This one was hard. evening Evening at a baseball game Choose Anything (same vantage point) monthly – too busy to get by there. I made my monthly pic too hard to deal with… You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to step out of your comfort zone. Get low, go high,…

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    iSpy #72

    May 23, 2022 - By 

    hidden Some of the letters are ‘hidden’ behind the gutter drain on good old Parker Hall. brick I love the perfection of the brick on campus particularly on Samford Lawn. mixed up We were in Newnan, GA for a wedding this past weekend. Outside the chapel next to the church where the wedding was was this colorfully painted piano with mixed up colors that was an advertisement for VBS coming up this summer. selfie mode – take a picture with your phone in selfie mode (doesn’t need to be an actual selfie!) I did a cat selfie instead. your choice…

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    iSpy #71

    May 14, 2022 - By 

    Spot in Town – Quarterly Starts with M M is for Magnolia. The Magnolia Tree is found between the sidewalk and the parking deck near my building at work. I had been walking on the other side on the sidewalk and noticed some Magnolia blooms and decided on my way back I just had to stop for some photos. I loved the way this one turned out. at last While walking on campus, I walked by old…old…Parker Hall and at last took some pictures of it. One day it will come down. in the moment As I walked back to…

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    iSpy #70

    May 7, 2022 - By 

    Plant – quarterly Inside Out This was a hard one. Kayleigh is both inside and out. Split This weed split into a Y shape. **shrugs** at this difficult prompt. LOL Green Close up of a snake plant Your Choice We picked up 2 full wheel-borrows of pinecones and sticks before Rob mowed the yard today! Back…is..hurting… You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to step out of your comfort zone. Get low, go high, change your angle, get close, back up.…

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    iSpy #69

    May 2, 2022 - By 

    Hey iSpyers! I have been out of town this last week and I had hoped to be have time today to start looking through my photos to post, but I am slammed. I figured I’d go ahead and get this posted even without pics. I will come back at come point this week and post my pics. Hope everyone is doing well! On Your Plate – quarterly Kansas City BBQ Outside Walking around the Gateway Arch outside is such a beautiful place. Starts with T T is for Trunk. Artwork made from tree stumps/trunks. Where You Are Now? If you’ve…

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    iSpy #68

    April 25, 2022 - By 

    along the way Had no idea what to do for this one. I had thought about snapping a shot as we drove to or from Louisiana last weekend, but I’m not sure I took any or at least can’t find them right now. Here’s a pic of some interesting hot sauce I found as we shopped along the way to find some crawfish… black and white Missy is black and white. overdue This one was hard, but we finally were able to visit family in Baton Rouge, so I would say that getting these 2nd cousins together was overdue! branched…

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    iSpy #67

    April 18, 2022 - By 

    WorkSpace – quarterly Out of the blue I’ll write more about this past weekend (hence the reason this post is late getting up.) We were in New Orleans Friday and we spent the afternoon walking around. This baby goat just appeared out of the blue. He was so cute. Starts with B B is for Band…Journey to be exact. The reason we were in New Orleans on Friday. Apple Your Choice Don’t know why but I love this shot I snapped while walking around New Orleans. Just a windowscape showing off all the local stuff. You are invited to the…

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    iSpy #65

    April 2, 2022 - By 

    This week’s pics are actually from our trip that we got home from on Monday. It is so hard to come back from being gone 10 days, so I’m struggling to get unpacked and everything. trees Palm trees in Aruba scenery outfit – quarterly This is a new dress (in the suitcase that my in-laws brought) that I wore for one of the formal nights on the cruise. My dress shoes I had planned to wear for this night were in the lost suitcase, so I settled for these shoes that were in my carry on. Starts with D D…

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    iSpy #64

    March 26, 2022 - By 

    Today I’m in the Caribbean Sea heading back to Miami enjoying our last day at sea. So these pics are from the weeks leading up to our cruise. lined I love spring. These pretty yellow flowers lined the branch and I had to stop for a picture. spiral This tree fungus growing on this dead stump looks like pencil shavings spotted Rob and I were on a walk a couple weeks ago and I had first noticed a medium sized hawk flying and then perched on this tree. Then, Rob spotted this bird and then I realized it was an…

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    iSpy #63

    March 19, 2022 - By 

    This post has been scheduled out because today I’m in Miami and will be getting a ship here in a few hours. Front Yard – Quarterly Propped I don’t ever prop my feet up on my desk, but I did for this pic to show off my new camo pants from Old Navy. So comfy. Starts with C C is for Construction. This is the construction of a new Publix grocery store a block from campus. Through Empty bookshelves Your Choice Spring brings weeds…This weed lurking from the stairs leading to my front door makes me smile. You are invited…

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    iSpy #62

    March 12, 2022 - By 

    weather – Quarterly – This week has been rainy and gloomy. opposite This was difficult. So snapped this shot of the Auburn Hotel and Conference Center on the opposite side of the road from my building. statue Here’s a statue on campus over by one of the entrances to the football stadium. This is Coach Shug Jordan (pronounced jur-dun), which the stadium is named partly after. behind the scenes Wasn’t sure what to do for this one. I snapped this picture of above the cubicle wall of one of my students at the Circulation desk. your choice This was last…

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    iSpy #61

    March 5, 2022 - By 

    Window View – Quarterly Topped off There’s a dead tree leaning that has been “topped off.” On time It’s about the time for bugs to start appearing. The other day after my walk, I looked down and saw this little one on my shoulder. Starts with P P is for poinsettia. I can’t believe I’ve kept these poinsettias alive this long. Your Choice My favorite sign of spring You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to step out of your comfort…

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    iSpy #60

    February 26, 2022 - By 

    backyard – Quarterly across the street Corner view of the President’s mansion on campus ‘across the street’ starts with L L is for Lysha! (With my new hair cut) next This one was a struggle, so I took this pic of my tiered tray for Mardi Gra. Not a huge fan of it. It’s missing some pieces, but just haven’t had time to look for stuff to add. choose anything – Monthly – same vantage point – Bench on campus near Memorial Gardens (across from President’s mansion) Here’s January. A few very slight differences. You are invited to the Inlinkz…

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    iSpy #59

    February 19, 2022 - By 

    – the sun shown Snapped this pic of Bigsby and didn’t even realize how good the sun was showing in this. Love it when that happens. plugged I have to have this adapter because I have so many USBs plugged in. rock walking I was walking on campus towards Haley Center. your choice Sign of Spring on campus You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to step out of your comfort zone. Get low, go high, change your angle, get close,…

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    iSpy #58

    February 12, 2022 - By 

    Spot in Town – Quarterly This is taken from the corner of campus called Toomer’s corner, which faces Toomer’s Drugs. Starts with Y I’ve been racking my brain for a “Y” shot and then I saw this one. Well, duh! Last weekend was our church’s Youth Winter Retreat. Here’s a picture of Alex and his friends walking into chapel. (His very last one.) Spent This one was hard, but I thought this would be a cute shot for ‘spent.’ Bigsby was tired after playing so hard with Kayleigh. Stacked I was going to do ‘stacked’ books, but as I walked…

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    iSpy #57

    February 5, 2022 - By 

    plant – quarterly chaos – This is NOT how this drawer normally looks. That could be dangerous! No this is what I sometimes do when I’m unloading the dishwasher. I take the 2 silverware baskets and dump them into my silverware drawer and then organize from there. In my mind, I think its faster, but I don’t think its really faster to just pull them out and place in the right slot. Weird things my brain tells me sometimes. love covered Salad covered in my southwest dressing (a mixture of ranch dressing and salsa). your choice This is on the…

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    iSpy #56

    January 29, 2022 - By 

    On Your Plate – Quarterly I went to lunch with one of my former student workers who just moved back to Auburn for grad school. We ate at Burgerfi. Hanging Saw these really cool flowers hanging so beautifully as I walked in the Memorial Gardens on campus. Starts with A Love avocados! Pile This was not what I was originally thinking after making this a prompt, but this is the only pile around right now. This was after, I think, we used nearly every dish we had when we celebrated Drew’s birthday. Cake plates, salad bowls, etc! Choose Anything –…